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   DougF | Feb 17, 2005 04:19am | #1

   Can't help you on these two items but I ourchased the 15" planner and have been very pleased with the product and the folks at Wilke.

   Doug

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   forestgirl | Feb 17, 2005 09:29am | #2

   The Yorkcraft has certainly gotten good reviews in the magazines, but based on what I've read here, you'd be well advised to check on the shipping costs for these machines.  Unless I'm getting my brands mixed up, they can sometimes be prohibitive.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   DougF | Feb 20, 2005 02:48am | #4

   The shipping costs bothered me also until I did my own checking and what we have come to accept as low cost shipping, or no charge at all, is simply subsidized in the selling price.   Dollar for dollar, Wilke was still cheaper after pricing comparable planers and the shiping costs.  I called shippers to get quotes because I wanted to make sure they wern't making up for the low equipment costs by taking something back from the shipping charges and found that the true cost to ship the planer was pretty close to what they quoted me. 

   Botom line, ya gotta look at the bottom line.

   Doug

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   forestgirl | Feb 20, 2005 03:09am | #5

   Doug, I was simply relaying my memory of other people's posts.  They were talkin' big shipping charges.  Here's Matthew's breakdown of "real cost" when shipping is included (6" jointers):

   http://forums.taunton.com/tp-knots/messages?msg=21304.56

   Here's a breakdown of the jointers I'm [Matthew speaking] considering, with tax and/or shipping figured in. Listed from most to least expensive:

   Powermatic 54A:Base: $780 -- Real Cost: $820

   Grizzly G1182ZXHW:Base: $555 -- Real Cost: $613

   Delta 37-275X:Base: $580 -- Real Cost: $610

   Yorkcraft YC-6J:Base: $339 -- Real Cost: $540

   Ridgid JP0610:Base: $340 -- Real Cost: $357forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   MatthewSchenker | Feb 20, 2005 07:53pm | #6

   Forestgirl,
   I'll be double-checking with Wilke on their shipping costs. I was quoted $200 for shipping a Yorkcraft YC-6J jointer, but then someone here on Knots responded that this was incorrect. The mystery should be cleared up when I e-mail Wilke and ask them to confirm the cost on this item. Then I'll report back.Since I am still looking for a good new jointer, this is relevant to me as well as to the person who started this discussion!

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   StorminNormann | Feb 19, 2005 12:48pm | #3

   I live near York, PA so shipping wasn't a problem for me -- I bought the Yorkcraft 8" jointer floor model 3 months ago. Besides saving on shipping, I didn't have to assemble it either :-)

   My decision was that almost any 8" jointer would be better than the best 6" jointer. While I didn't find any reviews of the 8" model per se, Forestgirl's right that the 6" model did fairly well in the FWW tools and shops 2002 (or 2003?) issue. I didn't see much difference in the models other than capacity so I went for it. I like it so far -- it has worked like a champ for me.

   Steve